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Rain deficit notwithstanding, Bihar achieves 99% paddy coverage
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Sonkhar is a village in Ramnagar mandal, Pashchim Champaran district, Bihar, with a population of 3,330 across 622 households. It has a literacy rate of 44.5% and is located at 26.514°N, 85.293°E with PIN code 845106.
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
RAMITA DEVI
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- LGD code
- 216298
- Pincode
- 845106
- Post office
- Ramnagar (West Champaran)
- Population
- 3,330
- Households
- 622
- Literacy rate
- 44.5%
- Sex ratio
- 946 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 1,118
- Distance to district centre
- 36 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 2 km
- Distance to Patna
- 103 km
- Distance to Kolkata
- 537 km
- Nearest railway station
- Riga · 20 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Sadar Hospital, Sheohar · <1 km
વસ્તી ગણતરી 2011 · સરખામણીમાં
Sonkhar ની સરખામણી
By population, Sonkhar ranks #12 of 152 villages in Ramnagar mandal.
Literacy rate
%
44.5%
+2.2% vs mandal average
- Sonkhar
- 44.5%
- Ramnagar mandal
- 42.3%
- Pashchim Champaran district
- 44.7%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
946
+17 vs mandal average
- Sonkhar
- 946
- Ramnagar mandal
- 929
Household size
people per home
5.4
Same as the mandal average
- Sonkhar
- 5.4
- Ramnagar mandal
- 5.4
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Sonkhar એક નજરે
Sonkhar એ Biharના Pashchim Champaran જિલ્લાના Ramnagar બ્લોકમાં 3,330 લોકોની વસ્તી 622 કુટુંબોમાં (વસ્તી ગણતરી 2011) ધરાવતું ગામ છે, જે Ramnagar બ્લોકના 152 ગામોમાં 12મું મોટું છે. સાક્ષરતા 45% છે, બ્લોક સરેરાશ 42% કરતાં 2 પોઇન્ટ વધુ અને જાતિ પ્રમાણ દર 1,000 પુરુષોએ 946 સ્ત્રીઓ. તે Pashchim Champaran જિલ્લા મથકથી 36 કિમી, નજીકના નગર Baluaથી 18 કિમી, Riga રેલવે સ્ટેશનથી 20 કિમી આવેલું છે (સીધી રેખાનું અંતર). પિનકોડ 845106 છે, Ramnagar (West Champaran) પોસ્ટ ઓફિસ હેઠળ; LGD ગામ કોડ 216298 છે. નજીકની હોસ્પિટલ Sadar Hospital, Sheohar, <1 કિમી દૂર. સરપંચ RAMITA DEVI છે; ગામ Sheohar વિધાનસભા મતવિસ્તારમાં આવે છે, ધારાસભ્ય Shweta Gupta. 2026માં અંદાજિત વસ્તી 3,926, 2011 કરતાં 18% વધુ.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Sonkhar
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- Yes
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- No
- Power hours (summer)
- 4
- Power hours (winter)
- 3
- Primary school
- 1
- Middle school
- 1
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 1
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- No
- Sub post office
- No
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- No
- Private bus service
- No
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- Yes
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- RAMNAGAR
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 9
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 50
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 2
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- Sonkhar
- Total area (ha)
- 185
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 95
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
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મુખ્ય માહિતી — Sonkhar
- LGD code
- 216298
- Pincode
- 845106
- Post office
- Ramnagar (West Champaran)
- Population (Census 2011)
- 3,330
- Population (projected 2026)
- 3,926
- Households
- 622
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 946
- Literacy rate
- 44.5%
- Coordinates
- 26.51398°N, 85.29299°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Sheohar
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Sheohar
- Member of Parliament
- Lovely Anand
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Shweta Gupta
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- RAMITA DEVI
- Block / Mandal
- Ramnagar
પહોંચવાનો માર્ગ
Sonkhar કેવી રીતે પહોંચવું
શહેરોથી અંતર · સીધી રેખા
- Patna103 kmcapital
- Kolkata537 km
- Delhi830 km
- Hyderabad1234 km
પ્રકાર મુજબ નજીકના · પ્રદેશમાં ક્યાંય
- Railway stationRiga20 km
- Hospital / PHCSadar Hospital, Sheohar<1 km
- ATM / bankSBI27 km
- Petrol pumpIndian Oil Petrol Pump30 km
- CollegeBalara polytechnic institute (CTEVT)30 km
- Police stationBalara30 km
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- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)